Faroese

Verb

hitta ‎(third person singular past indicative hitti, third person plural past indicative hitt, supine hitt)

1. to meet

Conjugation

Icelandic

Verb

hitta ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hitti, supine hitt)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to meet
2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to hit ^syn.

Derived terms

• hitta naglann á höfuðið
• hittast

Synonyms

• (hit): ^def. hæfa

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hittaną ‎(“to come upon, find”), from Proto-Indo-European *keid- ‎(“to fall, fall upon”). Cognate with Old English hittan.

Verb

hitta ‎(singular past indicative hitti, plural past indicative hittu, past participle hittr)

1. to hit upon, meet
2. to hit, strike
3. to visit, see

Conjugation

Descendants

Shabo

Verb

hitta

1. stand up

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hitta, from Old Norse hitta, from Proto-Germanic *hittaną ‎(“to come upon, find”), from Proto-Indo-European *keid-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪtˌa/

Verb

hitta ‎(present hittar, preterite hittade, supine hittat, imperative hitta)

1. to find, to locate (an object); to stumble upon; to discover
2. to know one's way; to be able to locate places

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to find an object): finna (slightly more formal)

Related terms

• hitta på
• hitta till
• hitta ut
• hittepå
• hittegods
• upphittad